| comment/origin etc. | famous bearer of this name |
| Rabea |
| Rachel |
| Radana |
| Radha
|
| Radka |
| Radmila |
| Radmilla |
| Radoslava |
| Rae |
| Rafiqa |
| Ragnhild
|
| Rahel |
| Ramona |
| Rasiah |
| Ratgard |
| Raunhild |
| Rayna |
| Rebecca |
| Reese | | (Reese Witherspoon, actress) |
| Regina |
| Regine |
| Regula |
| Réka
|
| Renan |
| Renata | (latin, see Renatus, Renato: reborn) |
| Renate | (see Renata)
|
| Renee |
| Rentje |
| Reta |
| Rhona |
| Rica |
| Ricarda |
| Riccarda |
| Rigoberta |
| Rika |
| Rike |
| Rita |
| Rkia | (maroccan) |
| Roberta |
| Robin |
| Robyn | (sounds male) |
| Romana |
| Romi |
| Romina |
| Romy |
| Rosa |
| Rosaleen |
| Rosalie |
| Rosalind |
| Rosaria |
| Rose |
| Rosemarie |
| Rosemary |
| Rosie |
| Roswitha |
| Rowena |
| Roxana |
| Roxane |
| Rozita |
| Ruby |
| Rut | (scriptural) |
| Ruth | (scriptural) |